Improvement in marker for sewing-machines



JOSEPH P. WHITE, oF SAVANNAH. GEORGIA. LettersPatent No. 73,216, datecZJa'n-uarg/ 7, v1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MARKER POR SEWING-MACHINES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Beit known that I, JOSEPH P. WHITE, of Savannah, in the county of Chatham, andState of Georgia, have invented a new and improved Marker for SewingMachines and I do hereby declare that thc following is a full, clear, and exact description/thereof, which will enable others skilled `in the art to makcand use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a plan or top view of my invention.

Figures 2, 3, and 4, are vertical cross-sections of the same, the planes of section being indicated respectively by the lines z y'g/,Iand e e, iig. 1.

Similar letters of referende indicate corresponding parts.

,This invention relates to new marking,` turning, tucking, and hemming-attaohment to sewing-machines, which can be adapted to all kinds of sewing-machines,of different construction.

The invention consists, first, in a new manner of attaching an adjustable cloth-prcsser to an adjustable gauge, so that the same can be set more or less to the front, as may be desired, and so that the presser can be raised and lowered at pleasure.

The invention consists, second, in a new manner of on'structing a hemmer, and of attachingthe same, so that it can be lmoved to or from the gauge, as may be desired. The hemmer is formed of two pieces, the upper part .turning on the lower, so that the hemmer can be opened like a pair of shears, to receive the article to be hemmcd.A

l The invention consists, finally, in a new marker for tucking, which is made adjustable towards't'hc gauge, und which is provided with a hinge, so that it can be thrown oti' the cloth whenever desired. A spring throws the marker atvonccV upon the cloth, as soon as it is released.

A represents un adjustable slotted gauge, made of any suitable metal, or other materials Bis a bar, secured to it by means of a screw or pin, a. A series of holes, b, are provided in the gauge, for the pin a, so that the bar B can beset back more or less. By means of these holes, also, the gauge can be made to fit any machine. As some machines feed frm the right to theleft, and others in'the opposite direction, it is necessary to attach the gauge in a mannei` corresponding to such feed, which is accomplished by s ecuring the bar B upon either side of the slotted gauge A. The bar B has its ends turned forward, said ends forming the bearings and supports for a round bar, c, to which the pressen@ is hung. The presser is 1nade of sheet or other metal, and is provided with a handle, d, on which a spring-catch, e, is secured. This spring-catch catches over the bar B, and thereby holds the presser up or down, as may be desired, andas indicated in fig. 2. D is thehemmer, which is'hinged to a bl0ck,f, which slides onthe bar B. The,block can be adjusted on thc bar B to any position, by

means of a. set-screw, g. The hemmer itself consists of an upper piece, t,.and a lower piece, z', the former being fitted to the face of the latter,` so as to turn on the same, and so that thereby the herunter can be opened (as show n .in red lines in fig. 1,) to receive thecloth. A screw or pin, j, connects the pieces It and z', as shown. E is a tubular or other pencil-holder, hinged to a block, c, which is similar to the blockf,and slides on the bar B, and can be fastehed by a thumb-screw, Z. A spring, m, serves to keep the point' of the pencil F, which is heldin the holder E, upon the cloth, while the hinge 'n allows it tolbe thrown off the same. The bar c can be made strong enough to hold the presser C, in which case the bar B might be dispensed with. The hemmer and marker would then slide upon the upper edge of the presser C. I

-I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The spring-catch e and handle d, in combination with the presser C, barc, and gauge A, all made and operating substantially as'herein shown and described.

2. The hemmer D, composed of two pieces, 7L and z', constructed as sct forth, in combination with its sliding supporting-blockbur B, and gauge'A, as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

3. The marker E F, hinged to the sliding block c, andprovided with the spring m, substantially as herein shown and described, in combination'with the presser-C, all made and operating as sot forth 4. The adjustable gauge A, when provided with set-holes b b, in combination witlrthe presser C, handle cl, spring-catch e, adjustable sliding hammer D, and hinged and sliding marker E F, all made and operating substantially as herein shown and described. 4

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this eighth day of June, 1867.

JOSEPH P. WHLTE.

Witnesses: LEVI S. HART, Isaac Rossem..A 

